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Multisegment Model for Body Surface Area and Body Volume Estimation

Pavla Alexia Jarešová, Martin Hora, Michal Struška, Tobias L. Kordsmeyer, Julia Stern, Lars Penke, Vladimír Sládek

Human thermoregulation and metabolism depends on body surface area and volume. The goal of this article was therefore to develop a geometric model of the human body that would enable us to estimate body surface area and volume from skeletal measurements. The model we developed allows for the estimation of whole-body surface area and volume with error < 5%. Our model also allows for estimation of surface area and volume of individual body parts, such as arms, thighs, etc.

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